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The Tom Tom

The Student News Site of Bellevue East High School

The Tom Tom

The Student News Site of Bellevue East High School

The Tom Tom

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor

Hey I’m Layla and I’m the opinion editor for the Tom Tom! I feel like that’s a fitting role for me because I am a very opinionated person and I love reading and listening to everyone else’s opinions. I’m from California so I love the beach and miss living on the coast. Although I love journalism and writing for the newspaper, in the future I want to be a movie producer. I like to make and edit my own home movies with my siblings.

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Potential negative impacts of AI emerge

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor
December 13, 2024
Slam. While she performed in front of an audience at the All Writes Reserved Festival in April of last year, junior Mila Hormann displayed emotion to draw her listeners in. She performed her poem titled, ‘Cloudy Days’. “Slam poetry is important to me because [it] helps me process emotions and makes me be able to connect with other poets,” Hormann said. “I get to connect with poets I see at competitions or become a lot closer with other poets within our school’s poetry club.”

East slam poetry club starts season with a bang

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor
November 1, 2024

New phone policy boosts student focus

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor
September 30, 2024
Big heart and big dog. Ric Connell and his dog, Buck, cuddle together on the couch July 7, 2022. Connell gives words of wisdom to his anxious teenagers. “I know my children have a ton of potential, helping them find the key to unlock it is sometimes the hardest part,” Connell said.

Bellevue East student honors dad as personal hero

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor
September 30, 2024
Get creative. In painting class, sophomore Silver Hagan uses her artistic talent by painting a stool. “I think that taking art in school will make me better and I think it’ll help me for the future when I want to continue doing art,” Hagan said.

Students express themselves through art

Layla Hango, Opinion Editor
December 20, 2023

Students prefer summer more

Layla Hango, Opinion Editor
December 20, 2023
Taking a snooze. Many students are sleeping in class due to sleep deprivation, often caused by screen time. “I’m constantly tired during school,” sophomore Sandra Piper said.

Sleep deprivation impacts students

Layla Hango, Opinion Editor
December 19, 2023

District staff work for school safety

Layla Hango, Opinion Editor
October 31, 2023
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